RESPONSIBILITIES,WORKLOAD AND PERSONNEL OF THE EXPORT CONTROL SUPPORT BRANCH

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 61
• Publication Date: August 21, 1951
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
? Chief, D/A
DATE: 21 August 1951
FROM : Chief, A/E
SUBJECT: Responsibilities, Workload and Personnel of the Export Control
Support Branch
1. Responsibilities and Workload
The Export Control Support Branch is responsible for the production
of intelligence regarding control of exports to the Soviet bloc and for
intelligence support to the various interdepartmental committees in this
field. In addition, the Branch advises all interested components of
CIA in matters involving export controls and transmits to the appropriate
officials in other agencies spot intelligence regarding attempts to
evade export controls.
The formal production includes intelligence memoranda and other
reports on (a) the vulnerability of the USSR and its satellites to
denial of exports from non-Communist areas, (b) the strategic importance
to the Soviet bloc of particular items on the U.S. and International
lists, and (c) the effect of controls over exports to unfriendly areas.
The larger part of the intelligence contribution which CIA. makes to
the Government agencies responsible for the exercise of controls is
presented to the appropriate officials on an informal day-to-day basis
and through membership on the interdepartmental committees cited below.
Advisory Committee on Export Policy and the Operating Committee.
These committees advise the Secretary of Commerce in the determination
of the U.S. export control policies and programs. Occasionally CIA
submits a formal intelligence report or document directly to the
committees, or through a cooperating agency, but the support too rk
consists primarily in careful review and analysis of the intelligence
aspects of the export policies, regulations and procedures recommended
in committee documents presented by member agencies. Analysts in the
Export Control Support Branch develop from the specialists in ORR and
OSI intelligence regarding the specific matter under consideration and
present the information orally at the biweekly meetings of the Operating:
Committee. The CIA analyses relate primarily to (a) the strategic
uses of the item, (b) evaluation of Soviet requirements, production
and/or procurement of the particular item under consideration, and
(c) the likelihood that the U.S. shipments may eventually reach or
benefit the Soviet bloc. In a typical week the OC considers rec-
ommendations as to (a) the U.S. current quarter export quotas for at
least six commodities that are in short supply, (b) revision of the
strategic rating, or change in the definition of three or more major
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items under control, (c) addition of several items to the U.S. export
control lists, and (d) the export control policy or regulations ap-
plicable to a particular country or area. Questions not resolved by
the OC are referred to the ACEP, which meets once or twice a month.
recomm,appropriate action on export license applicatis'that are
referred to?-' by the Office of International Trade, "artment of
Commerce. The CoWittee customarily reviews and,. es action on 15 to
20 cases per week w1 involve the security crests of the U.S.
Intelligence support is # .4ed in (a) ev ting the end-uses as
stated in the license applic ns, j" identifying unsatisfactory
consignees in foreign countries appraising the risk of transship-
ment of the strategic items 4 ' he So-t-4 bloc, and (d) reviewing
licensing practices and . 6cedures in rega" & to particular arer or
commodities. The representative on the su`tmittee submits
both basic and ". ot" intelligence as to the commo toes and parties
involved it 'vidual transactions. The Economic wart,. Branch
prese51r is representing CIA on the R-Procedure Subcommitt `ej.but
it ,,W contemplated that this work will be transferred to the Ex~?t'1r4
Control Support Branch as soon as the latter has sufficient personnel:a.
Interdepartmental support to U.S. delegations to international
conferences on export control. The Export Control Support Branch, in
cooperation with OIR, Department of State, prepares memoranda on the
strategic importance of items presented at Tripartite Conferences,
and reviews the Tripartite documents prior to their submission to the
Coordinating Committee (COCOM) in Paris. Upon conclusions of the
negotiations, the Branch personnel assist in evaluating the results
of the conferences.
Special Committee on East-lest Trade of the National Securiy
Council. This Committee is reviewing the trade of all countries with
the Soviet bloc and at the present time is preparing recommendations
to the NSC as to determinations under the Kern. amendment. The CIA
representative participates regularly in the Committee review of the
draft reports, but with limited personnel it has not been practicable
until recently for A/E to send a representative to the Drafting
Subcommittee which presently is meeting twice a week. The work of
the drafting group requires advanced preparation in a wide range of
topics and the evaluation of the draft reports frequently requires
detailed analysis and documentation of intelligence bearing upon the
question at issue--for example, the analysis of shipments of Chilean
copper to the Soviet bloc.
Interdepartmental Working Group on Economic Problems of the
UN Collective Measures Committee. The Economic Analysis Division,
in collaboration with the State Department, submitted a paper on
"Intelligence Support for Collective Economic Measures Against an
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Aggressor," and has participated from the intelligence viewpoint
in the preparation of a number of papers for the use of the U.S.
representative to the UN CMC. In addition, D/A prepared comments
on the replies made by 31i. nations in response to the UN resolution
on the embargo of strategic materials to Communist China.
Ad Hoc Working Groups. In addition to the foregoing, the Exoort
Control Support Branch participates in the work of various ad hoc
inter-agency working groups requiring economic intelligence suopor
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2. Personnel of the Fort Control Support Branch
3. Personnel Required and Proposed Assignments.
The responsibility of the Export Control Support Branch cannot be
met within the limits of the existing T/O of the Branch. The projects
required call for research and analysis of data from other components
of CIA, other Government agencies, and from external sources. The
support required for consideration of the proposed export of automotive
parts to Denmark for re-shipment to Poland in exchange for coal is a
case in point. This problem requires economic analysis and estimates
as to the contribution of automotive parts to Poland's military- potential,
probability of embargo of Polish coal, availability of alternative
sources, availability of shipping, economic consequences of cessation
of Danish-Polish trade, and a comparison of the cost of the cessation
of trade with the cost of the increased production in the West necessary
to maintain the West's industrial and economic superiority if the trade
with the East is not discontinued. This requires data from D/I (Co),
D/M (S), D/S (TR and TF), consultation with D/Z, and probably infor-
mation from OIT (Commerce), Interior, Maritime Commission, ECA, State,
and others. The competence required of the CIA analysts is in economic
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research and analysis, with particular reference to international
trade. The same analyst or analysts who may work on this problem
this month may be working next month on another project involving
analysis of other commodities, other areas, and other issues. In
making assignments of projects, consideration will be given to
analyst's familiarity with the areas or commodities involved, but
this is secondary to competence in research and analysis and
familiarity with the national and international export control
mechanisms.
Attached is a recommended TIC based on urgent needs as re-
flected in the current workload. In addition to a Branch Chief and
an Assistant Branch Chief, it is proposed to assign one senior and
one intermediate or junior analyst to each of the continuing re-
sponsibilities: (a) the work of the NSC Special Committee on
Bast Jest Trade, (b) the work of the Advisory Committee on Export
Policy and the Operating Committee, (c) the work of the R-Procedure
Subcommittee, (d) the maintenance of the U.S. and international export
control lists and regulations, and (e) the technical analyses req A
for export control intelligence support. Three senior and three
junior ax3aClysts would be assig1ned to special projects. This would
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